Tap handle

- Boston Beer Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the tap handle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the tap handle of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the tap handle of the present invention and illustrates, among other things, the unique curving incline that forms the top surface of the handle.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the tap handle of the present invention and illustrates, among other things, the unique curving incline that forms the top surface of the handle.

FIG. 5 is top view of the tap handle of the present invention; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view if the tap handle of the present invention.

The content represented by and/or positioned withing broken lines in FIGS. 1-6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tap handle, as shown.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D304665 November 21, 1989 Start
D354656 January 24, 1995 Strawbridge
D362489 September 19, 1995 Moon
D396994 August 18, 1998 Carrino
D411710 June 29, 1999 Watters et al.
D466195 November 26, 2002 Marshall
D466988 December 10, 2002 Marshall
D475241 June 3, 2003 Mattiuzzo
D477056 July 8, 2003 Pavlovic
D478267 August 12, 2003 Chen
Patent History
Patent number: D485121
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 27, 2003
Date of Patent: Jan 13, 2004
Assignee: Boston Beer Corporation (Boston, MA)
Inventors: Dirk Ahlgrim (Boston, MA), Gerd Schmieta (Boston, MA)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Application Number: 29/178,412
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/398; D7/393
International Classification: 0799;